Measuring transducer and measuring device

ABSTRACT

The disclosure relates to a measuring transducer of a measuring device for registering a mass flow or a density of a medium flowing through a measuring tube of the measuring transducer. An exciter excites the measuring tube to execute oscillations. At least two sensors are adapted to register deflections of oscillations of the measuring tube. At least one exciter and the sensors each have a coil apparatus with, in each case, at least one coil, as well as, in each case, a magnet apparatus, wherein the magnet apparatuses are movable relative to their coil apparatuses. The magnet apparatus of a sensor or exciter has, in each case, at least one magnet, wherein the measuring transducer has a support body, which is adapted to hold the at least one measuring tube. The coil apparatuses of the sensors or the coil apparatus of the exciter are secured separately on the support body.

The invention relates to a measuring transducer of a measuring devicefor registering a mass flow or a density of a medium flowing through atleast one measuring tube of the measuring transducer, wherein themeasuring of the mass flow, or density, of the medium is based onevaluation of measuring tube oscillations impressed on the measuringtube. The invention relates as well as to such a measuring device.

Measuring transducers, and measuring devices, which determine a massflow, or a density, based on evaluated measuring tube oscillations, arewell known. Thus, DE102015120087 describes a measuring device having twooppositely oscillating measuring tubes, wherein sensors for registeringmeasuring tube oscillations comprise a magnet as well as a coilapparatus, wherein magnet and associated coil apparatus are secured todifferent measuring tubes. Disadvantageous in this solution is that themeasuring tubes carry different masses and, because of this, havedifferent oscillatory behaviors.

A further example of a measuring transducer, and measuring device, isprovided by U.S. Pat. No. 5,349,872B, wherein a sensor coil carrier withthree sensor coil pairs reaches around a measuring tube pair, whereinthe sensor coils of each sensor coil pair are arranged on oppositelylying measuring tube sides. The measuring tubes carry a number ofmagnets, which are adapted to follow measuring tube oscillatorymovements and to induce electrical voltages in the sensor coils. Thesensor coil carrier is mounted by means of securements on a measuringtube housing. Disadvantageous in this solution is that it is difficultto avoid housing oscillations and, because of this, not only measuringtube oscillations but also housing oscillations contribute to sensorcoil signals.

An object of the invention is, consequently, a measuring transducer aswell as a measuring device, wherein undesired influences on a sensorsystem are largely minimized.

The object is achieved by a measuring transducer as defined inindependent claim 1 as well as by a measuring device as defined inindependent claim 15.

A measuring transducer of the invention for a measuring device forregistering a mass flow or a density of a medium flowing through atleast one measuring tube of the measuring transducer includes:

the at least one measuring tube having an inlet and an outlet andadapted to convey the medium between inlet and outlet;

at least one exciter, which is adapted to excite the at least onemeasuring tube to execute oscillations;

at least two sensors, which are adapted to register deflections ofoscillations of at least one measuring tube;

wherein at least one exciter as well as the sensors each have a coilapparatus with, in each case, at least one coil, as well as, in eachcase, a magnet apparatus, wherein the magnet apparatuses are movablerelative to their coil apparatuses,

wherein the magnet apparatus of a sensor or exciter has, in each case,at least one magnet, wherein the magnet is secured to a measuring tube,

wherein the coils of the sensor or exciter have in a cross section, ineach case, a winding region and a central region without windings, and

wherein the magnet apparatus and the coil apparatus of an exciter, orsensor, as the case may be, interact by means of magnetic fields,

wherein the measuring transducer has a support body, which is adapted tohold the at least one measuring tube,

wherein the coil apparatuses of the sensors and/or the coil apparatus ofthe exciter are/is secured separately on the support body,

wherein the support body has at least one first eigenfrequency, andwherein the at least one measuring tube has at least one secondeigenfrequency, wherein the exciter is adapted to operate the measuringtube in the region of at least one second eigenfrequency, wherein the atleast one first eigenfrequency is pairwise different from the at leastone excited second eigenfrequency,

wherein an amplitude peak of the support body in the region of the atleast one excited second eigenfrequency of the measuring tube is less bya factor F than an amplitude peak of the at least one measuring tube,

wherein F is at least 1000, and especially at least 5000, and preferablyat least 10000.

In this way, the coils are decoupled from the measuring tube as well asfrom an environment of the measuring transducer, so that in very goodapproximation exclusively measuring tube oscillations contribute to theinduction of electrical voltages in the coils.

In an embodiment, the coil apparatuses are arranged on a measuring tubeside facing the support body.

Then the measuring tube can be simply removed, or reinstalled, withoutneeding to move the coil apparatuses.

In an embodiment, the at least one measuring tube is releasably securedto the support body by means of a measuring tube holder, wherein themeasuring tube holder has a coupling,

wherein the at least one measuring tube is decoupleable by means of amovement away from the support body.

In an embodiment, a measuring tube oscillatory deflection has anoscillation direction, and wherein the coil has a longitudinal axis,

wherein a scalar product of a vector in parallel with the oscillationdirection and a vector in parallel with the longitudinal axis is zero.

In an embodiment, the central region has a rectangular shape with afirst side and a second side, wherein the first side has a first sidelength, and wherein the second side has a second side length, wherein aratio of first side length to second side length is greater than 3.25and especially greater than 3.5 and preferably greater than 3.75,wherein the rectangular shape of the central region has a first sidebisector belonging to the first side as well as a second side bisectorbelonging to the second side,

wherein the magnet apparatus of a sensor or exciter has on at least onemeasuring tube at least one magnet having at least one magnet endsurface facing toward the coil apparatus, wherein the magnet end surfaceis bounded by two first magnet edges arranged opposite one another andtwo second magnet edges arranged opposite one another,

wherein, in the case of a measuring tube in rest position andconsidering the magnet end surface in a projection onto a coilcross-section, the second magnet edges extend in the direction of anoscillation direction of the measuring tube in parallel with the secondside into the central region, wherein a first magnet edge facing thesecond side bisector is spaced a distance from the second side bisector,wherein the measuring tube is adapted to oscillate with an oscillationamplitude, wherein the distance is greater than half the oscillationamplitude,

wherein the first magnet edge facing the second side bisector extendsespecially in parallel with the second side bisector.

By providing a rectangular shape with a long side and a short side, amovement of a magnet in the direction of the short side can beregistered and measured very precisely, especially when the magnet hasin the direction of the first side an extent in the range of the lengthof the first side.

Then even a small movement of the magnet compared with conventional coilapparatuses is sufficient to provide a noticeable change of a magneticflux through the coil and, because of this, induction of an electricalvoltage in the coil.

In an embodiment, the first side length is at least 3 millimeter andespecially at least 4 millimeter and preferably at least 5 millimeterand/or the first side length is at most 20 millimeter and especially, atmost, 15 millimeter and preferably, at most, 12 millimeter, and/or

wherein the second side length is at least 0.3 millimeter and especiallyat least 0.5 millimeter and preferably at least 1 millimeter and/or, atmost, 5 millimeter and especially, at most, 4 millimeter and preferably,at most, 3 millimeter.

In an embodiment, the magnet end surface is rectangular.

In an embodiment, the second magnet edge in the case of a measuring tubein rest position overlaps the winding region completely in the directionof the second magnet edge.

In an embodiment, a length of the first magnet edge is at least 5% andespecially at least 10% and preferably at least 20% less than the firstside length, or

wherein a length of the first magnet edge is at least 50 micrometer andespecially at least 75 micrometer and preferably at least 100 micrometerless than the first side length, and

wherein the first magnet edge facing the second side bisector in theprojection is spaced from the winding region in a direction in parallelwith the second side bisector.

In an embodiment, the magnet end surface is perpendicular to a coil axisand has from the coil apparatus a spacing of at least 20 micrometer andespecially at least 40 micrometer and preferably at least 50 micrometer,and/or

wherein the magnet end surface has from the coil apparatus a spacing of,at most, 200 micrometer and especially, at most, 150 micrometer andpreferably, at most, 120 micrometer.

In an embodiment, the magnet of a magnet apparatus has a horseshoe shapewith a closed end and an open end, wherein the open end is adapted tosurround an associated coil apparatus and to supply the coil apparatuswith a magnetic field extending in parallel with a coil axis,

wherein the at least one measuring tube has a cross sectional plane,which divides the measuring tube into an inlet side and an outlet side,wherein the inlet side as well as the outlet side are mirror symmetricalabout the cross sectional plane, wherein the coil axes of the coilapparatuses are perpendicular to the cross sectional plane.

In this way, a removability of the measuring tube in the case ofhorseshoe shaped magnet is assured.

In an embodiment, the measuring transducer comprises at least one pairof measuring tubes, wherein the measuring tubes of the pair are adaptedto oscillate oppositely from one another,

wherein at least one sensor and/or at least one exciter each have/has acoil apparatus with a coil as well as a magnet apparatus having at leasttwo magnets,

wherein at least one magnet is arranged on each measuring tube of themeasuring tube pair.

In an embodiment, the coil apparatus comprises a circuit board with aplurality of circuit board layers, wherein a plurality of circuit boardlayers have, in each case, a coil with, in each case, a first coil endand, in each case, a second coil end,

wherein the coils are interconnected galvanically serially and/or inparallel with one another,

wherein the coils of different circuit board layers produce uponapplying an electrical voltage constructively interfering magneticfields,

wherein the coils have, in each case, a plurality of coil windings.

A galvanically parallel connecting of the coils can mean a serialconnecting of the inductances of the coils. Relevant for the type ofconnecting of inductances is a spatial arrangement of the inductancesrelative to one another.

In an embodiment, the at least one coil has, in each case, at least 4,and especially at least 5 and preferably at least 6 windings, and/or

wherein a total number of windings of the at least one coil is at least65, and especially at least 70 and preferably at least 72.

In an embodiment, the measuring transducer includes two manifolds,wherein a first manifold is adapted in an upstream directed side of themeasuring transducer to receive a medium inflowing from a pipeline intothe measuring transducer and to convey such to the inlet of the at leastone measuring tube,

wherein a second manifold is adapted to receive medium draining from theat least one measuring tube and to convey such back into the pipeline.

In an embodiment, the measuring transducer includes two processconnections, especially flanges, which are adapted to connect themeasuring transducer into a pipeline.

A measuring device of the invention comprises:

a measuring transducer of the invention;

an electronic measuring/operating circuit, wherein the electronicmeasuring/operating circuit is adapted to operate the sensors and theexciter, and is connected with these by means of electrical connections,

wherein the at least one electrical connection is led by means of acable guide to the electronic measuring/operating circuit,

wherein the electronic measuring/operating circuit is further adapted toascertain flow measured values and/or density measured values and,

wherein the measuring device has especially an electronics housing forhousing the electronic measuring/operating circuit.

The invention will now be described based on examples of embodimentsillustrated in the appended drawing, the figures of which show asfollows:

FIG. 1 a measuring device of the invention having a measuring transducerof the invention.

FIGS. 2a ) to c) schematically, a coil apparatus of the invention.

FIGS. 3a ) and b) schematically, a comparison of a coil apparatus of theinvention and a coil apparatus of the state of the art.

FIGS. 4 and 5 schematically by way of example, embodiments of sensors ofthe invention.

FIG. 6 by way of example, arrangements of coil apparatuses and magnetapparatuses for two measuring tubes.

FIG. 1 shows a measuring device 200 having a measuring transducer 100,wherein the measuring transducer has two measuring tubes 110, which areheld by a support body 120 of the measuring transducer. The measuringtubes communicate on the inlet side with a first manifold 131 and on theoutlet side with a second manifold 132, wherein the first manifold 131of the manifolds 130 is its adapted to receive a medium inflowing from apipeline (not shown) into the measuring transducer and to distributesuch uniformly to the measuring tubes. Correspondingly, the secondmanifold 132 is adapted to receive medium draining from the measuringtubes and to transfer such back into the pipeline. The measuringtransducer is, in such case, inserted via process connections 140,especially flanges 141, into the pipeline. The measuring transducerincludes an oscillation exciter 11, which is adapted to excite themeasuring tubes to oscillate. The measuring transducer includes,supplementally, two oscillation sensors 10, which are adapted toregister the oscillations of the measuring tubes. Those skilled in theart are not limited to the numbers of measuring tubes, oscillationexciters and oscillation sensors shown here. The embodiment shown hereis thus by way of example.

The measuring device includes an electronic measuring/operating circuit210, which is adapted to operate the oscillation exciter as well as theoscillation sensors, and to calculate and to output mass flow- and/ordensity measured values of the medium. The electronicmeasuring/operating circuit is, in such case, connected by means ofelectrical connections 220 with the oscillation sensors as well as withthe oscillation exciter. The measuring device includes an electronicshousing 230, in which the electronic measuring/operating circuit isarranged. For determining the mass flow, the measuring device utilizesthe Coriolis effect of the medium flowing through the measuring tubes,in the case of which the flow influences the measuring tube oscillationscharacteristically.

FIG. 2a ) shows a plan view of an advantageous coil apparatus 1 of theinvention with a circuit board 2, which has a plurality of circuit boardlayers 3 with, in each case, a first face 3.1 and a second face 3.2. Acoil 4 having a first coil end 4.1 and a second coil end 4.2 is appliedin the form of an electrically conductive trace 4.3 such as shown hereon a first face 3.1. Other circuit board layers can have other coils,which are connected together, for example, with vias 7, wherein, forexample, a first via 7.1 connects first coil ends, and wherein a secondvia 7.2 connects second coil ends together, which would correspond to aconnecting of coils in parallel. Alternatively, instead of the galvanic,parallel connecting of the coils, also a galvanic, serial connecting canoccur, wherein coil ends of neighboring coils are connected, forexample, by means of vias, and wherein adjoining coils, in each case,have an oppositely moving rotational sense of their electricallyconductive traces. Important is that the coils of different circuitboard layers produce constructively interfering magnetic fields upon theapplication of an electrical, direct voltage between the vias.Alternatively, instead of the here described galvanic, parallelconnecting of the coils, also a galvanic, serial connecting can be used,wherein coil ends of neighboring coils are connected, for example, bymeans of vias, and wherein adjoining coils have, in each case, anoppositely moving rotational sense of their electrically conductivetraces. Those skilled in the art can design coil apparatuses accordingto their particular requirements. A coil apparatus includes contactingelements 5, by means of which the coil apparatus is connectable by meansof electrical connecting lines 220 (see FIGS. 1 and 6) with anelectronic measuring/operating circuit 210 (see FIG. 1) of a measuringdevice.

Coil 4 includes a winding region WR and a central region C withoutwindings, wherein the central region has a rectangular shape with twoopposing, first sides S1 and two opposing, second sides S2. The firstsides S1 have a first side length, and the second sides have a secondside length, wherein a ratio of first side length to second side lengthis greater than 2, and especially greater than 3 and preferably greaterthan 3.5.

The first side length is, for example, at least 3 millimeter andespecially at least 4 millimeter and preferably at least 5 millimeterand/or at most 20 millimeter and especially, at most, 15 millimeter andpreferably, at most, 12 millimeter, while the second side length is, forexample, at least 0.3 millimeter and especially at least 0.5 millimeterand preferably at least 1 millimeter and/or, at most, 5 millimeter andespecially, at most, 4 millimeter and preferably, at most, 3 millimeter.Larger geometric coil dimensions improve signal/noise ratio, when amagnet applied for induction of electric fields in the coil has similardimensions as regards the first side. A magnet must not, however, be tooheavy, since otherwise it can influence measuring tube oscillations toan undesirable degree. One skilled in the art with experience in theconstruction of measuring transducers, or measuring devices, of the typeused for the invention can estimate maximum geometric dimensions of sucha magnet and therefrom derive upper limits for the first side, andsecond side, of the coil.

A coil of the invention has, in such case, at least 4 windings andpreferably at least, such as shown here, 6 windings.

FIG. 2b ) shows an enlarged detail of the winding region WR with twosections of neighboring windings W. Focusing on a trace centerline 4.4,the windings have a winding separation WS, which is less by a factor Fthan two times the trace breadth, wherein F is at least 1, andespecially at least 1.2 and preferably at least 1.4. The trace breadthTB is, in such case, less than 500 micrometer, and preferably less than400 micrometer and especially less than 300 micrometer.

As shown in FIG. 2c ), a circuit board 3 can have a plurality of circuitboard layers, wherein a plurality of circuit board layers have, in eachcase, a coil. The coils of a plurality of circuit board layers are, insuch case, connected by vias 7.1, 7.2, such that the coils of differentcircuit board layers produce constructively interfering magnetic fieldsupon the application of an electrical voltage across the vias. Forexample, such as shown here, a first via 7.1 can connect first coil ends4.1 and a second via 7.2 second coil ends 4.2 of different coilstogether. This corresponds to a parallel circuit of different coils.Alternatively, adjoining coils can be connected together via adjoiningcoil ends, wherein a first coil end of an outer coil is connected with acontacting element 5, and wherein a second coil end of an additionalouter coil is connected with another contacting element, and whereinadjoining coil ends are connected by means of vias. This wouldcorrespond to a series connection of different coils.

Preferably, a coil apparatus has at least 6, and preferably at least 8and especially at least 10 coils, which are stacked by means of circuitboard layers. A circuit board layer forming substrate is, in such case,preferably thinner than 200 micrometer and preferably thinner than 150micrometer. The substrate comprises, in such case, for example, thematerial, DuPont 951. The electrically conductive trace applied on thesubstrate comprises, in such case, for example, the material, DuPont614SR.

Different coils have, in such case, an ohmic resistance of less than 50ohm and especially less than 40 ohm and preferably less than 30 ohm,wherein differences of the ohmic resistances of different coils are lessthan 10 ohm, and especially less than 5 ohm and preferably less than 2ohm.

FIGS. 3a ) and b) show, by way of example, a comparison between a coilapparatus 1 of the invention, see FIG. 3 a), and a conventional coilarrangement 1, see FIG. 3b ). Shown in both cases, by way of example, isa magnet apparatus 9 having two magnets 9.1, wherein each magnet 9.1 issecured on a different one of two measuring tubes (not shown), in orderto follow the oppositely moving movements of the measuring tubes. Therectangular central region C of the coil apparatus of the invention hasa first side S1 with a side length, which equals a diameter of the roundcentral region C of the conventional coil arrangement. The area of therectangular central region is, in such case, less than the area of theround central region. A measuring tube oscillation with given amplitudein the case of magnets of equal dimensions compared with the particulararea of the central region in the case of the rectangular central regionleads to a, relatively considered, greater change of a magnetic fieldpassing through the coil apparatus. Thus, a density of a medium or amass flow of a medium flowing through the measuring tube can bedetermined more exactly.

FIG. 4 shows schematically a plan view of a sensor having a coilapparatus and magnets 9.1 of a magnet apparatus 9 matched to the coilapparatus. Each magnet is secured to a different one of two measuringtubes (not shown) and the measuring tubes oscillate opposite to oneanother.

The magnets have, in each case, a magnet end surface 9.2 facing the coilapparatus and bordered by first magnet edges 9.11 and second magnetedges 9.12. The distance of a first magnet edge from the second sidebisector SH2 of the second side of the central region amounts in thecase of a measuring tube in resting position preferably to a minimum of30 micrometer, and especially a minimum of 60 micrometer. The firstmagnet edge facing the second side bisector is, in such case, preferablyin parallel with the second side bisector. The magnet end surface is, insuch case, advantageously, however, not necessarily, rectangular. Themagnets 9.1, in such case, overlap the winding region WR in thedirection of their second magnet edges 9.12 preferably completely. Thefirst magnet edges 9.11 have, in such case, a lesser length than thefirst sides S1 of the central region, wherein the magnets are preferablyarranged essentially symmetrically about the first side bisector SH1.

Instead of two measuring tubes with, in each case, at least one magnet,which is associated with a sensor, a measuring transducer can also haveonly one measuring tube with at least one magnet, by means of which anelectrical voltage is inducible in the coil apparatus.

FIG. 5 shows, by way of example, a side view of another coil apparatus,wherein the side view can be obtained by means of a rotation of 90degree of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 around the first side bisector.Instead of a magnet with a magnet end surface facing toward the coilapparatus, the magnet has a ring shape, so that two mutually facing sidesurfaces 9.2 facing an interposed coil apparatus supply the coilapparatus in a limited region with an approximately spatiallyhomogeneous magnetic field supply, wherein the magnet surrounds the coilapparatus.

FIG. 6 shows a side view of a measuring tube 110 of a measuringtransducer, or measuring device, having two oscillation sensors 10comprising, in each case, a coil apparatus 1 of the invention from aside view SV2, see FIG. 2, wherein the coil apparatuses of the inventionare mechanically connected with the support body 120 by means, in eachcase, of a holder H. The measuring transducer can, in such case, have,for example, two measuring tubes, which are adapted to oscillateoppositely to one another.

The support body has, in such case, at least one first eigenfrequency,while the at least one measuring tube has at least one secondeigenfrequency, wherein the exciter is adapted to operate the measuringtube in the region of at least one second eigenfrequency, wherein the atleast one first eigenfrequency is pairwise different from the at leastone excited second eigenfrequency, wherein an amplitude peak of thesupport body in the region of the at least one excited secondeigenfrequency of the measuring tube is less by a factor F than anamplitude peak of the at least one measuring tube, wherein F is at least1000, and especially at least 5000, and preferably at least 10000. Inthis way, the coil apparatuses are decoupled as much as possible fromthe measuring tube, and, because of this, a high signal quality isachievable. The at least one second eigenfrequency can be located, forexample, in a frequency range of 150 Hz to 900 Hz. In order to implementa factor F, it is advantageous that the at least one firsteigenfrequency has a minimum separation of 10 Hz and especially at least20 Hz and preferably at least 30 Hz from each second eigenfrequency.

A cross sectional plane CP divides the at least one measuring tube intothe inlet side section IS and the outlet side section OS.

Since the coil apparatuses are secured on the support body, theelectrical connections 220 can be led along the support body. In suchcase, the arrangement of contacting elements according to the inventionenables equally long electrical connections and an equal leading of theelectrical connections.

Alternatively, the measuring transducer can have, for example, only onemeasuring tube, wherein magnet apparatuses of sensors are secured to themeasuring tube, and associated coil apparatuses are secured to thesupport body. The measuring transducer can also have more than twomeasuring tubes. Those skilled in the art can adapt coil apparatusescorresponding to requirements.

The at least one measuring tube can, such as shown here, have at leastone bend or also extend in a straight line. The applicability the coilapparatus is independent of measuring tube geometry.

The at least one measuring tube is, in such case, secured to the supportbody by means of a securement apparatus 121 and can especially beremoved from the support body, without that the coil apparatuses of theoscillation sensors must first be removed. In this regard, the magnetapparatuses can, such as shown here, be arranged, for example, on a sideof the coil apparatuses 1 facing away from the support body.

List of Reference Characters 1 coil apparatus 2 circuit board 3 circuitboard layer 3.1 first face 3.2 second face 4 coil 4.1 first coil end 4.2second coil end 4.3 electrically conductive trace 4.4 trace centerline 5contact 7 via 9 magnet apparatus 9.1 magnet 9.11 first magnet edge 9.12second magnet edge 9.2 magnet end surface 9.5 closed end 9.6 open end9.7 protrusion 10 oscillation sensor 11 oscillation exciter 100measuring transducer 110 measuring tube 111 inlet 112 outlet 120 supportbody 121 securement apparatus 130 manifold 131 first manifold 132 secondmanifold 140 process connection 141 flange 200 measuring device 210electronic measuring/operating circuit 220 electrical connecting lines230 electronics housing LB trace breadth WR winding region H holder WSwinding separation C central region S1 first side S2 second side SH1first side bisector SH2 second side bisector CP cross sectional plane ISinlet side OS outlet side MSS measuring tube side facing the supportbody

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 16. A measuring transducer of a measuring device forregistering a mass flow or a density of a medium flowing through atleast one measuring tube of the measuring transducer, comprising: the atleast one measuring tube having an inlet and an outlet and adapted toconvey the medium between inlet and outlet; at least one exciter, whichis adapted to excite the at least one measuring tube to executeoscillations; at least two sensors, which are adapted to registerdeflections of oscillations of at least one measuring tube; wherein atleast one exciter as well as the sensors each have a coil apparatuswith, in each case, at least one coil, as well as, in each case, amagnet apparatus, wherein the magnet apparatuses are movable relative totheir coil apparatuses, wherein the magnet apparatus of a sensor orexciter has, in each case, at least one magnet, wherein the magnet issecured to a measuring tube, wherein the coils of the sensor or exciterhave in a cross section, in each case, a winding region and a centralregion without windings, and wherein the magnet apparatus and the coilapparatus of an exciter, or sensor, as the case may be, interact bymeans of magnetic fields, wherein the measuring transducer has a supportbody, which is adapted to hold the at least one measuring tube, whereinthe coil apparatuses of the sensors or the coil apparatus of the exciteris secured separately on the support body, wherein the support body hasat least one first eigenfrequency, and wherein the at least onemeasuring tube has at least one second eigenfrequency, wherein theexciter is adapted to operate the measuring tube in the region of atleast one second eigenfrequency, wherein the at least one firsteigenfrequency is pairwise different from the at least one excitedsecond eigenfrequency, wherein an amplitude peak of the support body inthe region of the at least one excited second eigenfrequency of themeasuring tube is less by a factor F than an amplitude peak of the atleast one measuring tube, wherein F is at least
 1000. 17. The measuringtransducer of claim 16, wherein the coil apparatuses are arranged on ameasuring tube side facing the support body.
 18. The measuringtransducer of claim 17, wherein the at least one measuring tube isreleasably secured to the support body by means of a measuring tubeholder, wherein the measuring tube holder has a securement apparatus,wherein the securement apparatus includes a coupling, screwed connectionor clamped connection.
 19. The measuring transducer of claim 16, whereina measuring tube oscillatory deflection has an oscillation direction,and wherein the coil has a longitudinal axis, wherein a scalar productof a vector in parallel with the oscillation direction and a vector inparallel with the longitudinal axis is zero.
 20. The measuringtransducer of claim 19, wherein the central region has a rectangularshape with a first side and a second side, wherein the first side has afirst side length, and wherein the second side has a second side length,wherein a ratio of first side length to second side length is greaterthan 3.25, wherein the rectangular shape of the central region has afirst side bisector belonging to the first side as well as a second sidebisector belonging to the second side, wherein the magnet apparatus of asensor or exciter has on at least one measuring tube at least one magnethaving at least one magnet end surface facing toward the coil apparatus,wherein the magnet end surface is bounded by two first magnet edgesarranged opposite one another and two second magnet edges arrangedopposite one another, wherein, in the case of a measuring tube in restposition and the magnet end surface in a projection onto a coilcross-section, the second magnet edges extend in the direction of anoscillation direction of the measuring tube in parallel with the secondside into the central region, wherein a first magnet edge facing thesecond side bisector is spaced a distance from the second side bisector,wherein the measuring tube is adapted to oscillate with an oscillationamplitude, wherein the distance is greater than half the oscillationamplitude, wherein the first magnet edge facing the second side bisectorextends especially in parallel with the second side bisector.
 21. Themeasuring transducer of claim 20, wherein the magnet end surface isrectangular.
 22. The measuring transducer of claim 20, wherein thesecond magnet edge in the case of a measuring tube in rest positionoverlaps the winding region completely in the direction of the secondmagnet edge.
 23. The measuring transducer of claim 20, wherein a lengthof the first magnet edge is at least 5% less than the first side length,or wherein a length of the first magnet edge is at least 50 micrometerless than the first side length, and wherein the first magnet edgefacing toward the second side bisector in the projection is spaced fromthe winding region in a direction in parallel with the second sidebisector.
 24. The measuring transducer of claim 20, wherein the magnetend surface is perpendicular to a coil axis and has from the coilapparatus a spacing of at least 20 micrometer, or wherein the magnet endsurface has from the coil apparatus a spacing of 200 micrometer.
 25. Themeasuring transducer of claim 16, wherein the magnet of a magnetapparatus has a horseshoe shape with a closed end and an open end,wherein the open end is adapted to surround an associated coil apparatusand to supply the coil apparatus with a magnetic field extending inparallel with a coil axis, wherein the at least one measuring tube has across sectional plane, which divides the measuring tube into an inletside and an outlet side, wherein the inlet side as well as the outletside are mirror symmetrical about the cross sectional plane, wherein thecoil axes of the coil apparatuses are perpendicular to the crosssectional plane.
 26. The measuring transducer of claim 16, wherein themeasuring transducer has at least one pair of measuring tubes, whereinthe measuring tubes of the pair are adapted to oscillate oppositely fromone another, wherein at least one sensor or at least one exciter eachhave a coil apparatus with a coil as well as a magnet apparatus havingat least two magnets, wherein at least one magnet is arranged on eachmeasuring tube of the measuring tube pair.
 27. The measuring transducerof claim 16, wherein the coil apparatus comprises a circuit board with aplurality of circuit board layers, wherein a plurality of circuit boardlayers have, in each case, a coil with, in each case, a first coil endand, in each case, a second coil end, wherein the coils areinterconnected serially or in parallel with one another, wherein thecoils of different circuit board layers produce upon applying anelectrical voltage constructively interfering magnetic fields, whereinthe coils have, in each case, a plurality of coil windings.
 28. Themeasuring transducer of claim 16, wherein the measuring transducerincludes two manifolds, wherein a first manifold is adapted in anupstream directed side of the measuring transducer to receive a mediuminflowing from a pipeline into the measuring transducer and to conveysuch to the inlet of the at least one measuring tube, wherein a secondmanifold is adapted to receive medium draining from the of the at leastone measuring tube and to convey such back into the pipeline.
 29. Themeasuring transducer of claim 16, wherein the measuring transducerincludes two process connections adapted to connect the measuringtransducer into a pipeline.
 30. A measuring device comprising: ameasuring transducer of a measuring device for registering a mass flowor a density of a medium flowing through at least one measuring tube ofthe measuring transducer, comprising: the at least one measuring tubehaving an inlet and an outlet and adapted to convey the medium betweeninlet and outlet; at least one exciter, which is adapted to excite theat least one measuring tube to execute oscillations; at least twosensors, which are adapted to register deflections of oscillations of atleast one measuring tube; wherein at least one exciter as well as thesensors each have a coil apparatus with, in each case, at least onecoil, as well as, in each case, a magnet apparatus, wherein the magnetapparatuses are movable relative to their coil apparatuses, wherein themagnet apparatus of a sensor or exciter has, in each case, at least onemagnet, wherein the magnet is secured to a measuring tube, wherein thecoils of the sensor or exciter have in a cross section, in each case, awinding region and a central region without windings, and wherein themagnet apparatus and the coil apparatus of an exciter, or sensor, as thecase may be, interact by means of magnetic fields, wherein the measuringtransducer has a support body, which is adapted to hold the at least onemeasuring tube, wherein the coil apparatuses of the sensors or the coilapparatus of the exciter is secured separately on the support body,wherein the support body has at least one first eigenfrequency, andwherein the at least one measuring tube has at least one secondeigenfrequency, wherein the exciter is adapted to operate the measuringtube in the region of at least one second eigenfrequency, wherein the atleast one first eigenfrequency is pairwise different from the at leastone excited second eigenfrequency, wherein an amplitude peak of thesupport body in the region of the at least one excited secondeigenfrequency of the measuring tube is less by a factor F than anamplitude peak of the at least one measuring tube, wherein F is at least1000; an electronic measuring/operating circuit, wherein the electronicmeasuring/operating circuit is adapted to operate the sensors and theexciter, and is connected with these by means of electrical connections,wherein the at least one electrical connection is led by means of acable guide to the electronic measuring/operating circuit, wherein theelectronic measuring/operating circuit is further adapted to ascertainflow measured values and/or density measured values, and wherein themeasuring device has especially an electronics housing for housing theelectronic measuring/operating circuit.